Title Impolitic bodies : poetry, saints, and society in fifteenth-century England : the work of Osbern Bokenham / Sheila Delany

Published New York : Oxford University Press, 1998

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 236 pages) : illustrations Series Oxford University Press on-line Oxford University Press on-line Summary The author of this study seeks to break important ground in 15th-century scholarship, examining the work of English Augustinian friar, Osbern Bokenham and exploring the relations of history and literature Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-232) and index Notes Print version record Subject Bokenham, Osbern, 1393?-1447? Legendys of hooly wummen Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400 -- Influence SUBJECT Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400 fast Legendys of hooly wummen (Bokenham, Osbern) fast Subject Monastic and religious life -- England -- East Anglia -- History -- Middle Ages, 600-1500 Christian saints -- Cult -- History of doctrines -- Middle Ages, 600-1500 Christian women saints -- Legends -- History and criticism Literature and society -- England -- History -- To 1500 Christian hagiography -- History -- To 1500 Human body in literature. POETRY -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh. Christian hagiography Christian saints -- Cult -- History of doctrines -- Middle Ages Christian women saints -- Legends Human body in literature Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) Literature and society Monastic and religious life -- Middle Ages Menselijk lichaam. Heiligen. Vrouwen. SUBJECT Great Britain -- History -- Lancaster and York, 1399-1485. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056765 Subject England England -- East Anglia Great Britain Genre/Form Electronic books Criticism, interpretation, etc. History Form Electronic book ISBN 142940437X 9781429404372 1280529172 9781280529177 9786610529179 6610529175

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